1898Architecture
The first post office opened in 1898, moved in 1902, closed in 1905.
1914Government
Property was sold beginning in 1914 and the city incorporated on January 11, 1938.
1928Government
Officially founded in 1928, Shafter High School has a history as old as the town itself.
1941Military
Minter Field began operations in June 1941 and saw heavy use during World War II.
1977Sports
The first successful human powered airplane, the Gossamer Condor, piloted by Bryan Allen won the Kremer prize on August 23, 1977, at Shafter's Minter Field.
2006Architecture
=== Fiber-Optic Network ===
In 2006 the City of Shafter began construction on a 25-mile fiber-optic backbone ring.
2007History
The city operates a 10 Gbit/s Ethernet network over the Shafter Connect network with near-zero unscheduled downtime since the network inception in 2007.
2008Culture
The percentage of Richland 8th graders scoring "Proficient" or "Advanced" in Algebra quadrupled from 2008 (8%) to 2013 (33%), earning the Richland Junior High Algebra Department...
2010Education
=== Shafter Education Partnership ===
In 2010, the City of Shafter, the Richland School District, and Shafter High School formed the Shafter Education Partnership.
2013History
In 2013 Shafter celebrated the 100 year anniversary of its founding.
2014History
In 2014, Richland students placed in the top three in four of eight categories at the Kern County Math Field Day Competition.
2021Culture
In 2021 the Kern County Shafter Library Branch closed.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $67,989, and the per capita income was $22,147.